resisted

Definitions

Withstood the action or effect of something.

Strove against or opposed a person, thing, or course of action.

Refrained from yielding to the temptation or appeal of something.

Examples

The suspect resisted arrest when the officers attempted to handcuff him.

She resisted the urge to check her phone during the important meeting.

Synonyms

opposed withstood defied combated thwarted repelled fought

Antonyms

accepted yielded submitted complied surrendered capitulated acquiesced